Self and identity in advanced old age: Validation of theory through longitudinal case analysis

Journal of Personality

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 819-849

  Coleman, Peter G ^a   Ivani Chalian, Christine ^a   Robinson, Maureen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0039608209     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6494.00074     Document Type: Article

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